This summer, the box office is booming: according to Box Office Mojo, the earnings from Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring Tom Holland, have already surpassed those of Barbie in 2023 and Top Gun: Maverick in 2022 at the same point in the season. The Odyssey is another blockbuster this summer, starring Matt Damon and the tireless Tom Holland.
Florida is particularly well-equipped for a great time at the movies. Since it’s so hot this summer, you can enjoy traditional theaters as well as the many theaters equipped with sensory and 4D technology.
Carlos Rivera, general manager of Regal Sawgrass in Sunrise, explains that 4D theaters captivate audiences throughout the entire film thanks to “21 atmospheric effects such as movement, vibrations, water, wind, snow, lightning, and scents.” With movie runtimes getting longer—2 hours and 30 minutes for Spider-Man: Brand New Day and 2 hours and 52 minutes for The Odyssey—the experience is quite different and helps keep the time from dragging.
4D technology is available at Regal theaters in Sunrise, Dania Beach, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Panama City, Jacksonville, and Kissimmee. www.regmovies.com
In Cinemark theaters, more and more D-BOX seats are being installed, which move in response to the scenes on screen. Cinemark spokesperson Julia McCartha explains: “We’re seeing more and more demand for this unique experience.” The seats utilize more than 65,000 haptic [touch-related] movements, ranging from a slight vibration to a full seat shift. And D-BOX works with studios to program the seats individually for each film. This guarantees a truly unique experience at every screening, perfectly tailored to the action you see on screen.”
D-BOX technology is available at Cinemark Paradise 24 in Davie (www.cinemark.com), as well as at CMX Dolphin in Miami, CMX Downtown at The Gardens (Palm Beach Gardens), and CMX Countryside in Clearwater.
IMAX Theaters
Regal cinemas feature IMAX theaters in Sunrise, Miami, Miami Beach, Naples, Fort Myers, Ocala, and Orlando.
For CMX cinemas, IMAX theaters can be found at CMX Downtown at The Gardens (Palm Beach Gardens), CMX Dolphin in Miami, and CMX in Daytona. www.cmxcinemas.com
AMC theaters in Aventura, South Miami, Pembroke Pines, Brandon, Oldsmar, Orange Park, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Jacksonville, Melbourne, Pensacola, Destin, Tallahassee, and Altamonte Springs also feature an IMAX theater. www.amctheatres.com
Other IMAX theaters in Florida: Hooky in Homestead and Delray Beach; Autonation IMAX, Museum of Discovery & Science in Fort Lauderdale; Paragon Deerfield; Epic Theaters in Deltona and St. Augustine; Cinepolis in Davenport; Lakeside 18 Cinemas in Lakeland; IMAX at the Kennedy Space Center; GQT Merritt Island; The Grand Pier Park in Panama City Beach; Challenger Learning Center IMAX in Tallahassee.
A Blend of Genres
The performing arts take on the subject and fuse the visual and theatrical worlds in the highly innovative project Blur. Equipped with virtual reality headsets, audience members/participants are immersed in the futuristic world of this play, which combines motion capture, augmented reality, and virtual reality with wind and scent installations and a live performance.
Blur will have its U.S. preview run at MAD Arts in Dania Beach from November 9 to January 4, 2027. www.yeswearemadarts.com
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